Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-01

means well for his country and his kind. Those
who oppose the adoption Of the constitutional
amendment In the main, agree with the Pro
hibitionists In denouncing saloons, drunken
ness and the vices and crimes that spring fsom
them, and base their opposition 10 the adop
| ton of the amendment upon the idea that ftii
interference with the liberty of citizens, and
that It is sumptuary legislation.
1t is curious to see sensible men hunting for
such subterfuges to deceive themselves and
others. The liberty of making drunsagfa ano
of being drunkard is not one of the liberties
which the wise and good nfen who fran ed oul
government contemplated sas necessary to be
protected. II is the making of dFunkard5 and
the being drunkards thatSge are trying to ar
rest. Surely, the privilegeSf man making 8
brute OF himself and OF spending MS money IN
worse than idle way to the neglect of his fami-
~, If ne has one, and 20 prepare himself TO
ab"se his friends, his ne 'ghbors, his Wife and
children, his relatives, surely these are not
matters OF civil liberties that thelAw desires
70 protect and defend. As 10 the prohibition OF
selling whisky in saloons being sum0tuary
legislation, If the saloon and the sale OF whisky
leads TO crime an Is not bench ial branch OF
commerce. then It cannot be sUmptuary legis
lauon which the law guards against, 10 sup
press them.
1t IS not purpose Of this amendment 70
interfere with the buying or selling OF anything
that is useful or necessary. / is only its pur-
pose 10 prevent the selling with the exceptions
mentioned in the statute, OF things hurlful to
society and hurtful to individuals.
trust that the meeting at Fort Worth n ay
be all that Is anticipated of il, / hope TO see
the wise and good men OF the state assemble
there, declaring the purpose OF adopting for
The state policy which shall place our people
upon g higher plane OF civilization, secure for
them more of the comforts and enioyments CT
life, and relieve them from the effects OF
saloons and drunkenness, the badges of bar
Oarism cry truly and respectfully,
JOHN Ii, REAGAN.
OTHER MESSAGES,
The following kilograms were also read:
DIES MONIES. IOWA. June p. 1857.
K. 2. Parrot, Secretary Prohibition Commit
The effect of alcoholic stimulauts and mar
CoticS is being taught in the public schools Of
Iowa. Upwards of 100000 of the scholars
entitled to receive this Instruction daily.
The beneficial results from this teaching can
rot be estimated Prohibition in Iowa marks
an ere OF better morals, better homes and puIer
lives. j. w. AKERs,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
DIES MONIES, iowa, June %. 1857.
K. q. Iarrott, Secretary Prohibition Commit
tee, Waco, Tex:
Report of outrages on part of officers enforc-
lag prohibition In Iowa now circulated in Tex
rs al e gross falsehOods. The law is popular Is
well enfOr reed and is accomplishing grand re-
suits. Crime and pauperism have decreased.
and thousands of men who spent ali their
money in saloons now spend 1t in support OF
their families. You are on the side of God and
Don't give up the ship.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June %, 1857.
r. b. Parrot, Secretary, Waco, Tex:
Prohibition Is endorsed in eighty five of the
Ainety nine counties of Iowa, and partially
enforced In the remaining fourteen counties.
Is general effect is less crime, less crlmina!
expense, more happiness and greater prosper
ity, Iti stronCer IN Iowa TO day than ever
before. FRANK ID. JACKSON,
Secretary of state.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISS, June -, 1857.
To A, a. Johnson, II. B. Cooke, prohibition
state committee, Fort Worth, TeX.
Mississippi sends greetings Prohibition pro-
claim peace, prosperity to all people. Rush on
the column. GEORGE j. MORTIMER
HERNDoNis SPEECH.
After the reading of the above COM
Hon. W. S. Herndon took
the stand and began his address. He
started ont rather Clumsily, and for 2
while people could be heard to say: "And
Is that Herndon?" He could not get the
feelings Of the crowd to working in any
sort Of harmonious responsiveness, but
Isbored away with might and main, and
soon the spirit began 10 move the vast
multitude. The stragglers from the out
skirts looked up and noticed the
crowd concentrating, and followed suit.
Those picket guards, always around
the margin OF vast gatherings surrender
ed their posts and Joined the main body |
young men and young ladies LETT their
secluded trysting places and came TO
where the speakers word could be more
hesrd. The siren song of the
lemonade man was hushed and no longer
heard in the and. The grand stand was
invaded; the space in front was speedily
iammed by an excited and interested
young and old, men and
tottering age and masculine
puissance, matronly plainness and
feminine pulchritude-all that wss there,
be they what they may, crowded around
the stand eager to catch each word of the
speech. And such speech Like
the snowflake starting from Alpine
heights and ending in an
avalanche; like q brooklet gurgling from
out the mountain side and ending in a
Niagara; like the distant murmur of the
ocean ending in q mad roar as you ap-
proach to where the warning winds lash
the waves into fury; like the gentle
zephyr ending in a storm; like crocus
gemmed springtide ending in the glory Of
summer; like anything or everything that
is grand, great, eloquent, inspiring,
awful. From the insidious humor that
would steal a smile from the lips of
grief, to sublime pathos that was abso-
utely painful in its exquisite ecstacy,
every note in the gamut of human feeling,
every chord in the human heart, every
Sensibility Of the inner consciousness was
touched by master hand and
played upon wantonly. Orpheus begiuling
the sirens and saving the good ship Argo
sy the magic of his music could not have
exceeded the wonderful moving of feel
ngs by this speech in saving the ship of
s. (hold on, that's prohibltion). The
one used the tabled lutte; the other made
larps out of human hearts, and, for one
inspired twenty minutes of his speech at
east, gave forth melody far sweeter.
No one need attempt to report an eff
tort of this kind, unless he has lesden
heart. az cannot report that mani"
shrieked Charles Dickens once, while
O'Connell was pouring forth torrent of
agoniZed sublimity. The same must be
the excuse for the modern reporter who
Gils TO report en- effort of this character.
It WIS grand; it was more than grand.
At the conclusion CT the speech dinner
was announced.
THE DINNER.
Besides the numerous basket dinners
which were strewn on the grounds proper !
md around the edges, there wss another
space cleared eff and connected with the |
grounds by an alley cut through the |
.rees. Here were tables, capable of &C
,OmmoGating several thousand at time |!
and upon which were piled, in prodigsl |
mountains of bread and barbe- |
,ued meet from the ineXhaustible treas !
Try of the reeking pits beyond. In this !
ieliohtfnl srnt the YisitArs repaled them |